- Steve Smith
Stevonne L. Smith (born May 12, 1979 in Lynwood, California) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. Smith, a three-time Pro Bowl contender, has emerged as one of the NFL's most productive wide receivers, leading the league in catches, receiving yards and touchdowns in 2005.
- Steve Smith
Steven Smith (born May 6, 1985 in Alaska) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants. Sometimes he is referred to as Steven Smith to avoid confusion with fellow NFL receiver Steve Smith of the Carolina Panthers.
- Steve Smith
Steve Smith (born May 6, 1985 in Alaska) is a college football wide receiver. Sometimes he is referred to as Steven Smith to avoid confusion with the NFL Player who plays with the Carolina Panthers.
- Jake Delhomme
Jake Christopher Delhomme (born January 10, 1975 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise.
- David Carr
David Carr (born July 21, 1979, in Bakersfield, California) is an American football player in the National Football League. An accomplished alumnus of Fresno State, Carr entered the National Football League as the first overall pick of the 2002 NFL Draft. He spent five seasons as the Houston Texans' starting quarterback, but was later released from the team after the 2006 season. The Carolina Panthers subsequently acquired him through free agency.
- John Fox
John Fox is the third and current head coach of the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. Fox was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia and raised in San Diego, California after moving there at age 15. Fox played football at Castle Park High School and Southwestern College (California) in Chula Vista from 1974-1975 before going to San Diego State, where he played defensive back with future NFL player & head coach Herman Edwards.
- Julius Peppers
Julius Frazier Peppers (born January 18, 1980 in Wilson, North Carolina) is a professional American football player. He currently plays defensive end for the Carolina Panthers. He and Donovan McNabb are the only people to ever play in both the NCAA men's basketball Final Four and the NFL's Super Bowl. He is named after legendary NBA players Julius Erving and Walt Frazier.
- Deshaun Foster
DeShaun Xavier Foster (born January 10, 1980, in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American football running back who plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
- Deangelo Williams
DeAngelo Williams (born April 25, 1983 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Carolina Panthers. He played for the University of Memphis Tigers in college, drafted 27th overall by the Carolina Panthers in 2006.
- Vinny Testaverde
Vincent Frank Testaverde (born November 13, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) He is a American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League and has previously played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys. As a University of Miami quarterback, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1986.
- Keyshawn Johnson
Keyshawn Johnson (born July 22, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American football wide receiver and current television broadcaster for sports channel ESPN. He retired from football on May 23, 2007 after an eleven-year career in the NFL.
- Steven Jackson
Steven Jackson (born May 11, 1984 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American football fullback, currenty on the practice squad of the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings out of Clemson University, but was cut on September 2, 2006. Jackson played one season at East Tennessee State University beforing transferring to Clemson.
- Dwayne Jarrett
Dwayne Jarrett (born September 11 1986 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) is a wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers. He is often referred to as "DJ" or "D-Wayne".
- Kris Jenkins
Kristopher Rudy-Charles Jenkins (born August 3, 1979 in Ypsilanti, Michigan) is an American football defensive tackle who plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He is the older brother of Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins. Both he and his brother played at Belleville High School under Bob LaPointe.
- Jason Campbell
Jason Campbell (born December 31, 1981 in Laurel, Mississippi, USA) is an American football quarterback of the Washington Redskins. A 2000 graduate of Taylorsville High School in Taylorsville, Mississippi, Campbell went on to play college football at Auburn where he led the Tigers to an undefeated season in 2004 and was named the SEC Player of the Year and MVP of the SEC Championship Game. Campbell currently holds the longest touchdown completion in Auburn football history, …
- Dan Morgan
Daniel Thomas Morgan, Jr. (born December 19, 1978 in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania) is an American football linebacker who plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
- John Kasay
John David Kasay (born October 27, 1969 in Athens, Georgia) is a National Football League player. He is currently the placekicker, and the last charter player, for the Carolina Panthers.
- Drew Carter
Drew Christopher Carter (born September 5, 1981) is an American football player who currently plays wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He attended Ohio State University and Solon High School.
- Mike Rucker
Michael Dean Rucker (born February 28, 1975 in Saint Joseph, Missouri) is an American football defensive end who plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
- Chris Weinke
Christopher Jon Weinke (born July 31, 1972 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a professional American football player who is currently a free agent. He was released by the Carolina Panthers on March 6, 2007. He has primarily been a backup during his NFL career.
- Matt Light
Matthew Charles Light (born June 23, 1978 in Greenville, Ohio) is an American football offensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was selected with the 48th pick overall in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft out of Purdue University. Arguably his most impressive game came in Super Bowl XXXIX, when he held heralded defensive end Jevon Kearse to just two tackles.
- Kerry Collins
Kerry Michael Collins (born December 30, 1972 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. He has played for the Oakland Raiders, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers, playing in Super Bowl XXXV for New York. He was a Heisman Trophy Finalist in 1994 during his senior year at Penn State.
- Sam Mills
Samuel Davis Mills, Jr. (June 3, 1959 - April 18, 2005) was an American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers. Sam Mills was born in Neptune, New Jersey and attended high school in Long Branch, New Jersey. Mills was a standout football player at Long Branch High School, which honors him to this day by hanging his high school jersey and his NFL jersey in the school gym.
- Ken Lucas
Kenyatta Cornelius Lucas (born January 23, 1979 in Cleveland, Mississippi) is a football cornerback who plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
- Ricky Manning Jr.
Richard "Ricky" Manning, Jr. (born November 18, 1980 in Fresno, California) is a professional American football cornerback who plays for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He formerly played for the Carolina Panthers. He is also known for his arrest record for violence.
- Jordan Gross
Jordan Alan Gross (born July 20, 1980 in Fruitland, Idaho), is an American football offensive tackle who plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
- Dom Capers
Capers most recently completed a two-year stint during which he had defensive coordinator responsibilities with the Miami Dolphins, holding the titles of special assistant to the head coach (2006) and defensive coordinator (2007). Last season, the Dolphins' pass defense was the highestranked unit on the team, finishing the season ranked fourth in the NFL.
- Chris Gamble
Chris Gamble (born March 11, 1983) is a football player with the Carolina Panthers. During his NFL career Gamble has only played cornerback, but at Ohio State University he began his career as a wide receiver. It wasn't until his Sophomore year that he was moved to cornerback. His playmaking ability on defense and in the return game turned the tide in some close games during the 2002 National Championship season. Gamble has boasted of a 40 inch (101.6 cm) vertical jump, …
- Mike Minter
Michael Christopher Minter (born January 15, 1974 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a current safety for the NFL's Carolina Panthers. Minter attended Lawton High School in Lawton, Oklahoma where he started as running back and free safety. As a back, he led the state with 1,589 yards rushing and 21 touchdowns on 187 carries as a senior. Minter also averaged 21 points per game in basketball.
- Thomas Davis
Thomas Davis (born March 22, 1983 in Shellman, Georgia) is an American football linebacker for the Carolina Panthers. He was selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Georgia. He attended Randolph-Clay Middle/High School and was highly recruited by many major universities. Even though he was drafted as a safety, he was converted to linebacker during his rookie year.
- Justin Hartwig
Justin Hartwig (born November 21, 1978 in Mankato, Minnesota) is an American football player who currently plays center for the Carolina Panthers.
- Nick Goings
Nick Aaron Goings (born January 26, 1978, in Dublin, Ohio) is an American football running back who plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
- Brad Hoover
Bradley R. Hoover (born November 11, 1976), is an American football player who currently plays fullback for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL.
- Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson is a defensive end selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 2007 NFL Draft.
- Jerry Richardson
Jerry Richardson (born 1936 in Spring Hope, North Carolina) is the current majority owner and founder of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. Richardson is a graduate of Fayetteville High School and Wofford College, where he played wide receiver and set several school records. Richardson was taken in the thirteenth round of the 1959 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts.
- Ronde Barber
Jamael Orondé Barber is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He is the identical twin brother of former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber. On December 11, 2005, in a game against the Carolina Panthers, he became the first cornerback in the history of the NFL to record at least 20 interceptions and 20 sacks in his career. He became the seventh member of the 20/20 club, joining linebackers Seth Joyner, …
- Jeff King
Jeffery W King (born February 19, 1983 in Pulaski, VA) is an American Football tight end currently playing for the Carolina Panthers. He is listed as being 6'3" and 253 pounds. While in college he played for Virginia Tech as a football player, basketball player, and did shot put for the track team.
- Jeff King
Jeff King (born February 19, 1983) is an American football tight end who currently plays for the Carolina Panthers.
- Jeff King
Jeffery W. King (born February 19, 1983 in Pulaski, Virginia) is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise.
- Travelle Wharton
Glenn Travelle Wharton (born May 19, 1981 in Greenville, South Carolina) is an American football player who currently plays offensive lineman for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He attended the University of South Carolina.